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MalnutritionPhase 2NCT03545490

Early Enteral Nutritional Supplementation on Patients With Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Undergoing Radio(Chemo)Therapy After Surgical

A Phase 2 study testing Early nutritional intervention in people with Malnutrition, run by Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The target population in the present study is Chinese patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer who plan to receive radio(chemo)therapy after surgical resection in the outpatient department. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Malnutrition
What is being tested?
Early nutritional intervention
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Jun 2017to 30 Jun 2022
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subject is male or female, between 18 and 70 years old;
  • Subject has clinical or radiological diagnosis of oral cancer (stage III and stage IV), had surgical resection 3 or 4 weeks prior to radio (chemo)therapy, and plans to receive radio (chemo)therapy treatment;
  • Subject has Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) ≥ 60 and an expected life expectancy ≥ 6 months;
  • Subject is willing to comply with the study protocol, able and willing to consume study product according to the protocol;
  • Subject has voluntarily signed and dated the informed consent form (ICF), approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) prior to any participation in the study

Who cannot join

  • Except for oral cancer and oropharyngeal cancer, subject has malignant tumors or serious infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis activity, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, urinary system diseases, systemic edema and ascites caused by diseases, etc., cannot participant in study in the opinion of study physician.
  • Subject has dysfunction of liver, kidney or gallbladder, cannot participant in study in the opinion of study physician.
  • Subject has gastrointestinal diseases to cannot tolerate enteral nutrition (such as intestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, severe digestive malabsorption, severe nausea and vomiting and diarrhea) that preclude his or her participation in the opinion of study physician;
  • Subject has diabetes
  • Subject has known history of allergy or intolerance to any ingredient in the investigational product;
  • Female subjects are pregnant or plan to get pregnant within a year or are postpartum and non-lactating;
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  • Subject has mental illness, cannot understand ICF, unwilling to provide informed consent.
  • Subject has amputation or implanted electronic devices or metal, it may be inappropriate to use BIA to measure body composition
  • Subject is currently or has participated in any clinical trial 2 months prior to enrollment.
  • Subject plans to take nutritional supplements and/or traditional Chinese medicine regularly during study in the opinion of study physician. Multi-vitamin and multi-mineral supplements are exception.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Shanghai ninth people's hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200011

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Randomized, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effects of Early Enteral Nutritional Supplementation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Undergoing Radio(Chemo)Therapy After Surgical Resection

The target population in the present study is Chinese patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer who plan to receive radio(chemo)therapy after surgical resection in the outpatient department. Investigators hypothesize that early enteral nutrition intervention, which is initiated 2 weeks before the start of postoperative radio(chemo)therapy treatment and added on demand during radiotherapy, will improve patients' nutritional status, tolerability to the radio(chemo)therapy, quality of life, and other clinical outcomes compared to commencement of oral nutritional supplements during the course of irradiation treatment. There are two cohorts in this trial, cohort 1 included patients with oral nutritional supplements and cohort 2 included patients with tube feeding (nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy).

Read the detailed description

This clinical trial will be conducted in a single-center, prospective, and randomized manner. In this protocol, the standard radio(chemo)therapy duration is 6-7 weeks. Early enteral nutrition intervention (EEN) refers to starting enteral nutrition intervention 2 weeks before post-operative radio(chemo)therapy begins and stopping this intervention when post-operative radio(chemo)therapy completes. Standard enteral nutrition intervention (SEN) refers to starting of enteral nutrition intervention on demand during (chemo)radiotherapy. Nutritional supplementation was given either through the oral route (Cohort 1) or tube feeding (nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, cohort 2). Dietitians will design meal plans for both groups of subjects so that their normal diets will provide 25-30 kcal/d/kg body weight in addition to nutritional supplements.

Conditions
Malnutrition
Being tested
Early nutritional intervention
Medical subject headings
Malnutrition

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Early nutritional interventionDietary supplement

    Early nutritional intervention (Ensure) was given two weeks before radiotherapy. Ensure 3 times per day, Mixing 55.8 g or 6 spoons of Ensure with 190 mL of warm water.

Study groups in NCT03545490
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1-interventionExperimentalOral supplements are given through oral route 2 weeks before radiotherapy.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Early nutritional intervention
Cohort 1-ControlActive comparatorOral supplements are given through oral route on demand during radiotherapy.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Early nutritional intervention
Cohort 2- InterventionExperimentalOral supplements are given by tube feeding 2 weeks before radiotherapy.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Early nutritional intervention
Cohort 2- ControlActive comparatorOral supplements are given by tube feeding on demand during radiotherapy.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Early nutritional intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Body weight

    changes of body weight from baseline to Final Visit/Exit.

    Measured: 10 weeks

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Body weight

    Changes of body weight from baseline to V2, V3 and V4

    Measured: 2weeks,5 weeks, 8 weeks

  2. Body Mass Index

    Body Mass Index variables at baseline to V2, V3,V4 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 10 weeks

  3. Calf circumference by measure

    Calf circumference variables at baseline to V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks, 10 weeks

  4. Lean mass measured by Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

    Lean mass variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  5. Fat mass measured by Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

    Fat mass variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  6. Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment/PG-SGA scores

    PG-SGA scores, an assessment tool for nutritional status at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit.

    The Scored PG-SGA includes the four patient-generated historical components (Weight History, Food Intake, Symptoms and Activities and Function), the professional part (Diagnosis, Age, Metabolic stress, and Physical Exam), the Global Assessment (A = well nourished, B = moderately malnourished or suspected malnutrition, C = severely malnourished), the total numerical score, and nutritional triage Recommendations (0-1=No intervention required, 2-3 Education and lab values as appropriate, 4-8 Required intervention, >=9 Indicates a critical need for improved and/or nutrient intervention).

    Subtotal 4 historical components: scoring 0-30+

    • Weight history and Symptoms scores are additive
    • Food intake and Activities and Function, the highest point score,

    Professional component:

    • Criteria for condition, scoring 0-6
    • Metabolic Stress, scoring 0-3
    • Physical components, scoring 0-3

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  7. Dietary adherence and intake assessment

    Dietary adherence and intake assessment will be conducted by dietitians at V2, V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit. Dietary adherence will be determined through comparing subjects' meal plans and actual consumptions as reflected by food diaries.

    Measured: 2weeks,5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  8. Prealbumin by drawing blood

    Prealbumin variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  9. Albumin by drawing blood

    Albumin variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  10. Hemoglobin by drawing blood

    Hemoglobin variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  11. White blood cell by drawing blood

    White blood cell variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  12. Peripheral blood lymphocyte by drawing blood

    Peripheral blood lymphocyte variables at baseline, V3 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5weeks 10 weeks

  13. Tolerability to radio(chemo)therapy assessment on treatment status

    Treatment status (e.g., treatment course and doses completed as planned or changed) since last visit at V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  14. Tolerability to radio(chemo)therapy assessment on treatment change due to side effects

    Number of days when treatment is suspended due to side effects since last visit at V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  15. Tolerability to radio(chemo)therapy assessment on complications

    Incidence of radio(chemo)therapy-related complications such as oral mucositis, pneumonia, and shingles since last visit at V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  16. Tolerability to radio(chemo)therapy assessment on staying in hospital due to complications

    Number of days when patients stay in hospital for treatment of radio(chemo)therapy-related complications since last visit at V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit (if applicable)

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  17. Quality of life assessed by Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 36 of European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer/EORTC Quality of Life QLQ-C30 questionnaire

    Subjective assessment of physical activity, mood, fatigue and eating status by EORTC Quality of Life QLQ-C30 questionnaire at baseline, V3, V4 and Final Visit/Exit

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  18. Quality of life assessed by Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35 questionnaire of European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer/EORTC Quality of Life QLQ-H&N35

    Subjective assessment of physical activity, mood, fatigue and eating status by EORTC Quality of Life QLQ-H\&N35 questionnaire at baseline, V3, V4 and Final

    Measured: 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks

  19. Health economics assessment on medications treatment due to complications

    Costs for medications treated for radio(chemo)therapy-related complications during this study

    Measured: 10 weeks

  20. Radio(chemo)therapy treatment effect

    The variable is local tumor control probability assessed at baseline and Final Visit/Exit.

    Local tumor control probability is defined as the percentage of patients who do not have tumor recurrence in the total patients.

    Measured: 10 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jun 2018
  2. Study start1 Jun 2017
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2020
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Cohort 1: nutritional supplements are given through oral route Cohort 2: nutritional supplements are given by tube feeding
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
110 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03545490
Sponsor's protocol ID
ANCH 1601
Status last verified
Aug 2020
First submitted
21 Mar 2018
Last updated
18 Dec 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Jiang W, Zhang H, Dou S, He Y, Zhu G, Li R. Effectiveness of Early Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Weight Loss in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2025 Aug;44(6):498-507. doi: 10.1080/27697061.2025.2458277. Epub 2025 Feb 4.

    PubMed 39903480

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Early nutritional intervention in people with Malnutrition, run by Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Body weight (time frame: 10 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03545490, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Dec 2023.

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